| prevalence of hepatitis b, c, hiv and syphilis markers among refugees in bari, italy. | the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) serological markers and the prevalence of vdrl positive subjects in a population of refugees of various nationalities, living in the asylum seeker centre in bari palese, southern italy. | 2010 | 20646306 |
| [prevalence and occurrence of infections caused by hepatitis b virus in the dialysis units in the apulia region]. | sera of 803 hemodialysis patients and 413 staff members were tested to evaluate the relationship between infectivity markers and spread of hbv infection in dialysis units. hbsag was detected in 13.8% patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis and 3.9% staff members. high prevalence of hbeag and dna polymerase activity was observed only in hbsag positive patients. the highest titers of hbsag and anti-hbc were detected in hemodialysis patients, whereas asymptomatic carriers showed low titers of thes ... | 1987 | 3451294 |
| hepatitis c virus infection in four haemodialysis units of southern italy: epidemiological report. | the haemodialysis patients are an high risk population for hepatitis viral infections. while the incidence of hbv has decreased worldwide, hcv is now the major cause of viral infection in these patients. the aim of our study was to define a complete map of patients undergoing routine replacement therapy by haemodialysis in the province of foggia, southern italy, who were hcv ab positive, the presence of viraemia and their genotypes; moreover, we investigated the probable factors involved in dete ... | 1999 | 10395050 |
| age-specific prevalence of hepatitis b virus infection among children in an endemic area in southern italy. | in 1989 the prevalence of hepatitis b virus markers was studied by radioimmunoassay in a sample of 1,426 healthy children, 3 to 11 years old, attending kindergarten and the primary schools in a large urban area of the apulia region in southern italy, where the hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) prevalence among pregnant women is 5.6%. the overall prevalence of any hepatitis b virus marker was 3.4%, increasing from 1.7% in 3- to 5-year-old children to 5% in 10- to 11-year-old children (p less th ... | 1990 | 2367162 |
| from hepatitis b to hepatitis a and b prevention: the puglia (italy) experience. | the incidence of hepatitis b virus infection in italy is 10 per 100, 000 population, with most cases occurring in young adults. vaccination against hepatitis b has been compulsory since 1991 for all newborns and 12-year-olds. in the puglia region, this programme has reduced the incidence of hepatitis b from 7.4 per 100,000 population in 1990 to 2.4 per 100,000 population in 1996. the number of notified cases of hepatitis b in puglia decreased from 212 in 1992 to 73 in 1997. as 50% of these cases ... | 2000 | 10683558 |